{"id":2414,"date":"2015-05-05T12:01:19","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T19:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ealasaid.com\/main\/?p=2414"},"modified":"2018-02-12T16:21:50","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T23:21:50","slug":"avengers-age-of-ultron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ealasaid.com\/main\/2015\/05\/05\/avengers-age-of-ultron\/","title":{"rendered":"Avengers: Age of Ultron"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AgeofUltron\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Written and Directed by: Joss Whedon
\nStarring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, James Spader, Elizabeth Olsen, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
\nRated: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action, violence and destruction, and for some suggestive comments.<\/p>\n

At this point, Marvel Comics knows that people know about the Avengers. The newest movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe doesn\u2019t spend time establishing who everyone is with long backstories \u2013 we open with a fight sequence that gives each member of the team a chance to show off their abilities, then proceed directly onward with the story. If you haven\u2019t seen any of the ten previous films and are willing to hold on for the ride, you can enjoy \u201cAvengers: Age of Ultron,\u201d but it\u2019s going to make a lot more sense if you\u2019ve seen at least a few. <\/p>\n

Wisely, Marvel has given the films their own continuity line \u2013 they take place in a world parallel to the ones in the comics, but not identical. (If you have some free time, Google \u201cMarvel continuity\u201d and check out the complex interrelationships among the various lines of comics and films.) You don\u2019t need to have read any of the comics \u2013 but there are plenty of references and allusions for folks who have read them to enjoy. <\/p>\n

When last we saw the Avengers as a team, they\u2019d just saved New York from a massive alien invasion and were taking a well-earned break. Now, we leap in mid-mission as they battle HYDRA forces to get back the scepter used in the New York invasion. They succeed \u2013 and Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) and Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) take the opportunity to analyze it and see what they can make of it before Thor (Chris Hemsworth) takes it back to his homeworld. <\/p>\n

Unfortunately, in his haste, Stark (with some reluctant help from Banner) manages to give sentience to a theoretical program to keep the world safe from future invasions. One of the first things Ultron (voiced by James Spader) does is check out the Internet, so it\u2019s no real surprise when it concludes that the real danger to life on earth is humanity. <\/p>\n

The rest of the film is the team trying to get past Stark\u2019s actions and rebuild trust while also saving the world. This is a big-budget action movie, don\u2019t think otherwise \u2013 there are amazing special effects, gorgeously complex fight choreography, and mass destruction \u2013 but it\u2019s also a bunch of smaller stories about individual people with complex lives of their own. We get windows into those stories, which are spread out among all the Marvel films, and it helps to keep the characters a bit grounded. Sure, they have superpowers, supersuits, or superskills (or all three!), but they\u2019re also people.<\/p>\n

Another thing that helps ground the story in character is their concern for collateral damage. The Avengers spend a lot of time and energy trying to save the people caught in their crossfire. Their battles do a lot of damage, but they\u2019re constantly trying to get people to safety, to take the battle elsewhere, to find a way for everybody to be okay. When things look their darkest, Captain America (Chris Evans) refuses to sacrifice a few hundred people to save the globe \u2013 he\u2019s determined to find a way to save everybody, and because this is a Marvel movie, he does. The underlying optimism of the MCU films is a huge part of what makes them such fun rides \u2013 even imperfect, deeply flawed people can save the world. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s almost impossible not to draw comparisons between Marvel\u2019s movies and the ones DC has been putting out. Marvel\u2019s movies are bright and colorful, DC\u2019s are dark and gritty. Both companies have set their aesthetic and stuck to it thoroughly, which makes it a lot easier to tell in advance if you\u2019ll like their movies. If you like Marvel\u2019s movies, chances are good you\u2019ll like \u201cAvengers: Age of Ultron.\u201d If you don\u2019t, give it a miss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written and Directed by: Joss Whedon Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, James Spader, Elizabeth Olsen, Aaron Taylor-Johnson Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action, violence and destruction, and for some suggestive comments. At this point, Marvel Comics knows that people know about the Avengers. The newest movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe doesn\u2019t spend time establishing who everyone is with long backstories \u2013 we open with a fight sequence that gives each member of the team a chance to show off their abilities, then proceed directly onward with the story. If you haven\u2019t seen any of the ten previous films and are willing to hold on for the ride, you can enjoy \u201cAvengers: Age of Ultron,\u201d but it\u2019s going to make a lot more sense if you\u2019ve seen at least a few. Wisely, Marvel has given the films their own continuity line \u2013 they take<\/p>\n

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